Research, Education & Agencies

National space agencies, research institutes, universities, and educational organisations driving the foundational science of spaceflight.

314 companies · 58 countries

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ACE - Chilean Space Agency

Chile · 2001

The Chilean Space Agency (ACE) coordinates Chile's space activities. Chile's astronomical infrastructure and clear skies make it a prime location for ground-based space observation and satellite groun

ACh

Chile · 2001

Chilean Space Agency. FASAT satellites for earth observation. National space policy coordination. Strong astronomy heritage with ground observatories.

AEB

Brazil · 1994

The Agência Espacial Brasileira (AEB), founded in 1994 and based in Brasilia, Brazil, is the national space agency responsible for the development and coordination of Brazil’s national space program.

AEB - Brazilian Space Agency

Brazil · 1994

The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) is responsible for Brazil's civil space program. AEB oversees satellite development, the Alcântara Launch Center, and international space cooperation. Brazil has launc

Aegiq

United Kingdom

UK developer of integrated quantum photonics for space communications via Project U-Quant partnership with University of Exeter. Advanced quantum systems for satellite networks.

Aegis Space Law

United States · 2015

Aegis Space Law is a U.S.-based legal firm specializing in the rapidly evolving field of commercial space, satellite, and launch regulatory law. Founded in 2015 and located in Washington, D.C., the fi

AEM - Mexican Space Agency

Mexico · 2010

The Mexican Space Agency (AEM) promotes space development and applications in Mexico. AEM coordinates national space policy, satellite projects, and international cooperation in space activities.

Aerospace Corporation

United States · 1960

The Aerospace Corporation is a federally funded research center providing technical guidance for national security space programs. The company supports U.S. Space Force and intelligence community spac

Aerospacelab

Belgium · 2018

Belgian satellite manufacturer building Europe's largest satellite factory. VSP platform family (VSP-50, VSP-150, VSP-300) for constellation-focused missions.

African Space Agency

Egypt · 2025

The African Space Agency (AfSA) is a continental space organisation established by the African Union to promote cooperation between the space policies of the AU's 55 member states. The AU adopted the

Agência Espacial Brasileira

Brazil · 1994

The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) coordinates Brazil's civil space program, overseeing the Alcântara Launch Center and satellite development. Brazil has launched Earth observation satellites and partic

AIAA

United States · 1963

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. World's largest aerospace professional society. Technical conferences. Standards development. Journal publishing.

All 314 companies

Alcântara Launch Center
Brazil · 1983
Algerian Space Agency
Algeria · 2002
All.Space
United Kingdom · 2013
Amazon Kuiper Government
United States · 2022
AMSAT
United States · 1969
ANGKASA
Malaysia · 2002
APL - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
United States · 1942
APSCO
China
Argonne National Lab Space
United States · 1946
Arizona State SESE
United States · 2006
Arkadia Space
Spain · 2020
ARSAT
Argentina · 2006
ASI
Italy · 1988
ASI Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Italy · 1988
Astrobee Space
United States · 2017
Astrobee Space Services (NASA)
United States · 2019
Astroland Agency
Spain
Astronomy Now
United Kingdom · 1987
Aurelia Institute
United States · 2020
Australian Space Agency
Australia · 2018
Austrian Space Agency
Austria · 1972
B612 Foundation
United States · 2002
Baylor College of Medicine NSBRI
United States · 2008
Beihang University
China
Beihang University Space
China · 1952
Belgian Science Policy Office - Space
Belgium · 1959
BioServe Space Technologies
United States · 1987
Blue Skies Space
United Kingdom · 2014
Bolivian Space Agency
Bolivia · 2010
Breakthrough Initiatives
United States · 2015
Bryce Tech (now Bryce Space and Technology)
United States · 2010
Busek Company
United States · 1985
California Science Center
United States · 1951
CalPoly CubeSat Lab
United States · 1999
CALT
China · 1957
Caltech GALCIT
United States · 1928
Caltech Space Challenge
United States · 2011
Caltech Space Solar Power Project
United States · 2011
Canadian Space Agency
Canada · 1989
CASC
China · 1999
CAST
China · 1968
CelesTrak
United States · 1985
Centre Spatial de Liège
Belgium · 1964
Chilean Space Agency
Chile · 2020
China National Space Administration
China · 1993
Cité de l'espace
France · 1997
CNES
France · 1961
CNSA
China · 1993
CODALTEC
Colombia
Colombian Space Commission
Colombia · 2006
CONAE
Argentina · 1991
CONAE Argentina
Argentina · 1991
Cornell Space Sciences
United States · 1865
COSMIC - Constellation Observing System for Meteorology
United States · 2006
Cranfield University
United Kingdom · 1946
Cranfield University Space
United Kingdom · 1946
CSA
Canada · 1989
CSIRO Space Technology
Australia · 1926
Czech Space Office
Czech Republic · 2003
Dark Sky
United States · 1988
Deutsches Museum
Germany · 1903
DLR
Germany · 1969
Draper Laboratory Space
United States · 1932
Egyptian Space Agency
Egypt · 2018
Eli Lilly Space Research
United States · 1876
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
United States · 1926
EPFL Space Center
Switzerland · 2003
ESA
France · 1975
ESA Business Incubation Centres
Netherlands · 2004
Esrange Space Center
Sweden · 1966
ETH Zurich Space
Switzerland
ETH Zurich Space Systems
Switzerland · 2015
Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute
Ethiopia · 2016
Euro Space Center
Belgium · 1991
European Space Policy Institute
Austria · 2003
European Spaceflight
Germany · 2019
Everyday Astronaut
United States · 2014
For All Moonkind
United States · 2017
Gateway Spaceport
United States
Georgia Institute of Technology
United States · 1885
Georgia Tech Space Systems Design Lab
United States · 1990
Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute
Ghana · 2011
GISTDA
Thailand · 2000
GISTDA Thailand
Thailand · 2000
Greek Space Agency
Greece · 2019
Harbin Institute of Technology
China
Harbin Institute of Technology Space
China · 1920
HawkEye 360 Federal
United States · 2020
Holland & Knight Space
United States · 1889
HRL Laboratories
United States
Hypersonic Technology
South Africa · 2020
i4is (Initiative for Interstellar Studies)
United Kingdom · 2012
ID Quantique
Switzerland · 2001
IIT Bombay Aerospace
India
IN-SPACe
India · 2020
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
India · 2007
Indian Space Research Organisation
India · 1969
Indonesian Space Agency
Indonesia · 1963
Inmarsat Government
United States · 2007
INPE
Brazil · 1961
INTA
Spain · 1942
International Astronautical Federation
France · 1951
International Institute of Space Law
France · 1960
International Space University
France · 1987
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
United States · 1982
ISAE-SUPAERO
France · 1909
Israel Space Agency
Israel · 1983
ISRO
India · 1969
ISRO Satellite Centre
India · 1972
Istari Digital
United States · 2022
JAXA
Japan · 2003
JAXA Epsilon Launch Vehicle
Japan · 2013
Johns Hopkins APL
United States · 1942
Johns Hopkins APL Space
United States · 1942
JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
United States · 1936
KACST
Saudi Arabia · 1977
KACST Space
Saudi Arabia · 1985
KAIST
South Korea
KAIST Satellite Technology RC
South Korea · 1989
KARI
South Korea · 1989
Karman Project
Luxembourg · 2018
Kayser Italia
Italy · 1990
Kayser Space
United Kingdom
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
United States · 1967
Kenya Space Agency
Kenya · 2017
KISTEP
South Korea · 1999
Korea AeroSpace Administration
South Korea · 2024
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
South Korea · 1989
Kyushu Institute of Technology SEIC
Japan · 2011
Kyushu Institute of Technology Space
Japan · 2000
LAPAN
Indonesia · 1963
LASP - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
United States · 1948
Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency
Mexico · 2021
Lawrence Livermore Space
United States · 1952
Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
India · 1986
Luleå University Space Technology
Sweden · 1984
Luxembourg Space Agency
Luxembourg · 2018
Malaysian Space Agency
Malaysia · 2002
Mars Institute
United States · 2002
Mars Society
United States · 1998
Merck Space Lab
United States · 1891
MIT
United States · 1861
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
United States · 1951
MIT Space Exploration Initiative
United States · 2016
MITRE Space
United States · 1958
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
United Arab Emirates · 2006
Moon Village Association
Austria · 2017
Moroccan Royal Centre for Remote Sensing
Morocco · 1989
Morocco Space Program
Morocco · 2018
NANO Nuclear Energy
United States
Nanoracks
United States · 2009
Nanoracks Bishop Airlock
United States · 2020
NASA
United States · 1958
NASA Ames Research Center
United States
NASA Glenn Research Center
United States
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
United States
NASRDA
Nigeria · 1999
National Air and Space Museum
United States · 1946
National Remote Sensing Centre
India · 1979
National Research Council Canada
Canada · 1916
National Space Organization Taiwan
Taiwan · 1991
National Space Society
United States · 1974
New Zealand Space Agency
New Zealand · 2016
NLR (Netherlands Aerospace Centre)
Netherlands · 1919
Northern Sky Research
United States · 2000
Norwegian Space Agency
Norway · 1987
Novespace
France · 1986
NRO - National Reconnaissance Office
United States · 1961
Numerica Corporation Space
United States · 1996
Oak Ridge Space Applications
United States · 1943
Odyssey Space Research
United States
ONERA
France · 1946
Open Lunar Foundation
United States · 2018
Orbital Space
United Arab Emirates · 2019
Orbital Space Malaysia
Malaysia · 2018
Orion Space Solutions
United States · 2005
Paraguayan Space Agency
Paraguay · 2014
Penn State Applied Research Lab
United States · 1945
Peruvian Space Agency
Peru · 1974
Phantom Works Space
United States · 2020
Phase Space Manufacturing
United States · 2020
Philippine Space Agency
Philippines · 2019
PhilSA
Philippines · 2019
Physical Research Laboratory
India · 1947
Planet Federal
United States · 2010
Politecnico di Milano Aerospace
Italy
Politecnico di Torino Aerospace
Italy · 1958
POLSA
Poland · 2014
Portuguese Space Agency
Portugal · 2019
Predictive Science
United States · 2008
Proba-3
Belgium · 2020
Purdue AAE
United States · 1945
Purdue University
United States
Purdue Zucrow Labs
United States · 1948
QNu Labs
India · 2016
QuantX Labs
Australia
Quilty Space
United States · 2019
RAL Space NSTF
United Kingdom · 1957
Romanian Space Agency
Romania · 1991
Room Space Journal
Russia · 2014
Roscosmos
Russia · 1992
RSCC
Russia · 1967
Rwanda Space Agency
Rwanda · 2020
Sandia National Laboratories Space
United States · 1949
SANSA
South Africa · 2010
Satcom Direct
United States · 1997
Satellite Applications Catapult
United Kingdom · 2013
Saudi Space Agency
Saudi Arabia · 2018
Saudi Space Commission
Saudi Arabia · 2018
Secure World Foundation
United States · 2002
SES Quantum
Luxembourg · 2020
Sheppard Mullin Space
United States · 1927
Solar Foods
Finland · 2017
Southwest Research Institute
United States · 1947
Space & Satellite Professionals Intl
United States · 1983
Space Advisory Company
South Africa · 2015
Space Applications Centre
India · 1972
Space Camp
United States · 1982
Space Cargo Unlimited
Luxembourg · 2014
Space Center Houston
United States · 1992
Space Development Agency
United States · 2019
Space Dynamics Laboratory
United States · 1959
Space Flight Laboratory
Canada
Space Florida
United States · 2006
Space Force
United States · 2019
Space Generation Advisory Council
Austria · 1999
Space Intel Report
United States · 2017
Space Policy Group
United States
Space Radiation Services
United States · 2022
Space Science Institute
United States · 1992
Space Tango
United States · 2014
Space Telescope Science Institute
United States · 1981
Space Weather Prediction Center
United States · 1965
Spaceflight Institute
France · 2023
SpaceIL
Israel · 2011
SpacePharma
Switzerland · 2012
SpacePower (ESA)
Netherlands · 2022
SpaceRef
United States · 1999
SpaceTEC
United States · 2002
Spaceth
Thailand · 2018
SpaceWatch Global
Switzerland · 2019
SpaceX Kenya
Kenya · 2021
SPARRSO
Bangladesh · 1980
Squire Patton Boggs Space
United States · 1890
SSPA (Swedish Space Corporation)
Sweden · 1972
Stanford Space Initiative
United States · 2013
Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab
United States · 2013
Starlab
United States · 2022
SUPARCO
Pakistan · 1961
Swiss Space Office
Switzerland · 1998

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